Cisco Knows Exactly What It Is Doing

There was once a time where I thought that the yearly layoffs were just vestiges of a dying company. There was once a time when I thought they sucked, but were probably necessary evils to keep the company afloat. There was once a time where I was naïve.

I realized this last year of te---r - that te---r itself is managed by our corporate controlled mass (propaganda) media. And that Cisco as a fellow corporation... knows exactly what it is doing with the yearly layoffs.

Cisco is keeping it's entire culture in a constant state of fear. So that they can control you. So they can suck the life-force out of you while your soul withers. So they can take everything you will possibly give because you are always worried for your job.

The yearly layoff hunger-games... are intentional. To scare you into submission and going along to get along.

Do you really want to let them control you that way?

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"There are plenty of places to work out there. Cisco is a legacy company in the cloud age"

Just be prepared for age discrimination as you grow older. Corporations slowly ease out applicants over 45

But .. but ... what about all those employee well-being campaigns? This can't be true!

There are plenty of places to work out there. Cisco is a legacy company in the cloud age

Take control of your career.

Do not live in fear.

Toughen yourself up. Do not get complacent. Always push.

LR'd several years ago, that feeling of not being in control is always going to be there unless we each take control of our futures.

What I have learned:

Don't buy a bunch of unnecessary things (expensive vehicles for one) including high-end new construction.

Build an emergency fund of four to six months pay for when you are eventually LR'd.

Take your company 401k match, then max out your Roth IRAs, then if extra cash, go and increase your 401k over the match.

You can take the Roth contributions out if there is an emergency.

Be consistent on above.

Realize you can take money out of your 401k at 59.5, so when you get into your late 40s; early 50s, your attitude towards work and money will change; especially towards dealing with work political baloney.

I honestly would say challenge yourself, if you are staying, to yes work hard but get into the above mindset.

I am a hard worker, then LR'd, then went to two other tech companies to get to the point I am now. My prior boss here was a similar political tyrant, mostly barking and intimidation. I learned as much as I could at this current job, got promoted; which apparently gave my (up until recent) boss the right to really ratchet down and be a jerk.

Going through the Cisco LR process three years back toughened me up. I scheduled a meeting with management two levels up (inviting my boss), and walked through a concise summary of what changes I thought necessary to improve performance. I also offered to take ownership of the new process.

That was October 2021. Over the next two months, things got worse, but I documented everything. If my boss was being a tyrant that day, I would buckle down, do the work, but not speak with him. Mails only.

January 1st I took his job.

Take control of your career.

Do not live in fear.

Toughen yourself up. Do not get complacent. Always push.

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